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as in to collect
to bring together in one body or place
he gathered the leftovers from the table and gave them to the dog let's gather the students and have them line up on the playground before going in from recess
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as in to harvest
to catch or collect (a crop or natural resource) for human use
late summer is when we gather the tomatoes and begin canning them for the winter
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as in to converge
to come together into one body or place
a crowd gathered around the street musician ask the faculty to gather in the lounge for the meeting
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as in to derive
to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information
I gather that, since you are back so early, she didn't want to see you?
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as in to accumulate
to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass
the newspapers that had been allowed to gather on the front doorstep told thieves that the family was away on vacation
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as in to gain
to gradually increase in
the movement gathered force as election day neared
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Recent Examples of gather
Rainwater tends to gather along the road edges.
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 10 Jan. 2026
What kind of community has gathered around the store?
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026
It will now be tasked with helping to gather organs and tissues for South Florida hospitals that offer heart, lung, kidney and other organ transplants and will become one of four organ procurement organizations (OPOs) in the state.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2026
Six people can dine in its breakfast area, while groups of 10 or more are able to gather in the dining room.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 10 Jan. 2026
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The following burglaries are from reports collected from the Little Rock Police Department.—
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Since then, she's collected 45 years' worth of passport stamps, crossing off destinations like Switzerland, Spain, Italy, Thailand, Bhutan, Morocco, and Kenya on her travel wish list.—
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Most gardeners grow strawberries in outdoor beds and harvest fresh berries in summer.—
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People can harvest their own trees, or volunteers can pick fruit, too, if owners are unable to do so themselves.—
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Alarcón plays a woman who transforms herself, aligning with nature and changing her reality when menopause converges with a world in destruction.—
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But more than just a topical procedural thriller, the film also plays out like a Kafka novel about endless invasions of privacy and assumptions of malicious intent that converge to form a modern nightmare.—
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Part of this growing divide between the rich and the average worker can also be traced back to where these households derive their wealth—namely from their exposure to the booming stock market of 2025.—
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The brand’s very name, derived from a Sanskrit word, encapsulates Ghiya’s internationalism.—
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Rainwater tends to accumulate at the road edges.—
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Higher elevations from West Virginia through the border of North Carolina and Tennessee can expect accumulating snow.—
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If Enceladus doesn’t gain enough energy, its surface activity would slow down or stop, and the ocean could eventually freeze.—
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A week after a 27-10 road win at Syracuse, North Carolina turned in a dreadful first half against Stanford (3-7, 2-5 ACC), gaining only 47 total yards on its way to a 3-3 halftime tie.—
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The ministry has also summoned X officials to discuss the matter.—
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With Donna’s Banishment seeming almost a forgone conclusion, Cumming summoned the players back to a special morning edition of the Roundtable to just get the inevitable out of the way.—
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It’s being said, over and over and over, that the United States has assembled one of its best-ever speed skating teams.—
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Hashmi’s team are duly assembled – with cuts showing the team physically fighting their enemies in and around the airport.—
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“Gather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gather. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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